Detroit Pistons

Josh Smith wrote a column for the Players' Tribune to clarify a remark that he made at a Clippers news conference earlier this month. The takeaway: He wants you to know that he wasn't talking about the money. When the 29-year-old veteran forward was being introduced to the media on July 21, he said his decision to sign with the Clippers would pose a bit of a hardship on his family. "At the end of the day, you know, I do have a family," Smith said. "So it is going to be a little harder on me this year. But I'm going to push through it and, you know, try to do something long term after this year. But I think this year focusing on doing something...

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